Brenda Walker | |
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Born | 1957 (age 66–67) Grafton, New South Wales |
Language | English |
Nationality | Australian |
Years active | 1983–2010 |
Notable works | The Wing of Night "Reading by Moonlight" |
Notable awards | Nita Kibble Literary Award 2006, 2011
Victorian Premier's Literary Awards, Non-Fiction, 2010 The Asher Award, 2007 |
Brenda Walker (born 1957 in Grafton, New South Wales) is an Australian writer. She studied at the University of New England in Armidale and, after gaining a PhD in English (on the work of Samuel Beckett) at the Australian National University, she moved to Perth in 1984. She is now a Winthrop Professor of English and Cultural Studies at the University of Western Australia. She has been a visiting fellow at Stanford University and The University of Virginia.
Brenda Walker is the sister of songwriter and musician Don Walker, and daughter of author Shirley Walker.[1]